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Did it overheat after excessive water loss though?

the block and liner problems arent something which you can see.
Im not even sure if hot pressure tests can be 100% conclusive all the time, but thats down to the engine reconditioners, who have more experience.
i couldnt say

try some k seal in it

sorry missed that!

you could have meant cylinder compression which is why i asked

its likely to be a liner/porous block issue

they can still run pretty good for a while

some down to earth advice would be try some k seal in it and see what happens

have you pressure tested the coolant?

and a sniffer test on the coolant?

best thing to do is weld something to it, such as a bolt and use a slide hammer to extract it

Got our blos fitted tonight to our 3.9 First impressions are. its allot smoother, picks up without hesitation, with it being a manual you can really tell Also it seems less restrictive than the mixer we had on and it has more power Will report back with mpg and after more testing its easily as good ...

what you havent realised yet is it will be slower with the v8

and the fuel economy will either make you drive it like an old woman or leave it at home= lower insurance risk

Hello, I have recently been asked to sell my friends mahindra Its the v8 one in the forsale section I would appreciate any feedback on price or where else to advertise it? basically he has spent a fortune on it and i dont know what its worth But it has to go in the next few months to a year because ...

good post, is it ok to quote that stuff ramon?

Mark wrote:So I'm looking at approx £1230, might be worth 'phoning Real Steel and seeing if their gold discount card applies to gearboxes ?

Mark

why not talk to them and say you would rather get one from the Uk

what can you do for me on price, im looking at importing one etc etc

pm sent,

looks mint, puts motors 10 years newer to shame!

i have something i would like its about 50KG and boxed Its from a major retailer, would they be ok in sending it to the forwarding company etc Yes that's fine. If you can give me detils of what it is I can arrange for the shippers to put it in the right container. Once I hve your details I'll let y...

i have something i would like its about 50KG and boxed

Its from a major retailer, would they be ok in sending it to the forwarding company etc

would it work through the idle control circuit on a injection vehicle though?

to be honest i dont know, but im pretty sure the mixer systems i have seen, the tb is closed at idle